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?EU1~DAYJUNE12, 1941 THE CANADIAN BOWMANMILE, ONTARIO * The MeGill Building t Wash- Ingtan, D. C., has deftaitely been sold and the trustees are now ar- ranging for diabursernent af the lundi, it was leamned this week. .Although the news was expected 1;it lunovortixeless gratitylng ta .knaw that the town couricil on béal af the rnunicipality has .comùpletod what appears ta be a god stroke ai business in author- lizing thc sale of Uic office struc- ý*ture for $115,000, af which about $40,000 wiil corne ta Bowman- ville. Since sarne timne aga when the 'U. S. goverment removed the offices of ts social Security div- ision from the McGiUl Building -Tenta have been low enaugh ta cause caricom as ta the wisdom ocf retaintag the praperty. For a Urne recessary repaira entirely ate up Bawmanvillo's share ai Uic revenue and although rnany ai- lors have been recelved a sale * price ai $115,000. cash had been placed on Uic proporty by a tawn cauncil some years aga. Naw in- creased demand for office space * in Washington has matchod that ligure. Born on Churcli Street James H. MeGill, who on lis death in 1908 bt ta thc tawn ai EBowrnanville praperty ta the value ai $300,000, lu atil weille- xnxerbered by oldor citizeris. TI fact Uic mornorial gates at thc entrance ta the cemetory, apened ini 1931 were erected ta li mmc- orY. 1!e Was Uic eldest son ai William and Lydia Muir McGill, .and was barri August 24th, 1847 inx Bo*manville ta the hause riow occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred J.. Mitchell on Church St., near ,Scugog St. Ho received his edu- cation at the Union and Hiigh Schoal on Wellington St. and ai- ter warking for li father wha was a carpenter and contractor for a tew monthi, ho decided ta turix ta architecture as a vocation and at about 18 years of age left Eowmanville for Rochester, N.Y., ta study uxdèr Henry Searle, a leading architect af that city. Upan Mr. Scarle's maving ta Washington, D.C. ta 1865 Mr. Mk- GilU cortinued with hinx and af- terwards becanie a partrier in the business. Atter Searle's death he prac- tlsed lii profession alone for McGiUl Building, Washington, D.C. many years and urider li super- vision tixere were erected nxany business buildings, churches and private dwellings. He was the architect for 75 or more private dwefllngs in Le Droit Park, a new section of Washington added about 1877. In 1875 he was the architeet for the Northern Lib- erty Market covering the entire west end of the square bounded by K. Fifth and L. Sts. at Wash- ington. In the early nineties he built the McGrnl Building composed of stores and office suites and which was for samne 29 years 59 % owned by the town of Bowman- ville. It was on the completion of this building that he retired from active work in his profes- sion and took lite more leisurely.. He spent most of the summer, months at the Kawartha Lakes where he built a palatial house boat having ail modern convemi- ences includlng electric lighting, bathroom, water tanks, veran- das in front and belind, a kitchen, a large living room with lounges TWO REASONS WHY THE CANADWAN STATESMAN CIRCULATION 15 GROWING.. IN TH.E FIRST PLÂOE the population of Bow- manvii.e and district has been and etl is ini- creasing rapidly. THE SECOND FACTOR in The Statesrnan's expanding sphere of influence is that the staff is ever striving to niake it a better, brighter, mope readable newspaper. This holds true froln the boy who "pulls the proofs" to the man who sends out the bills. MORE READERS mean more opportunities for wide-awake merchants and business men. The Bowmanville trading area is growing constant- ly. To taire advantage of his obvious fact ad- vertising budgets wil be expanded by those who want their share of the new business. MORE PEOPLE are reading The Statesxb&éta today than ever before. And these readers haNe more to spend today than they have had in soute time. Some of our readers, in fact, have ýmore to spend today thari they ever had before. BOWMANVILLE merchants cau promote stili more business iby regularly using the advertis- ing columns of Re" by 12,000 people euch woek. Estory of Famous MeCill Buildinig EecalledFrom Statesman Files ICHECK YOUR HOMWE AND REPAIR NOW!I 1 Deon Mdl window Eoofing lu S1' New Porches Lnuisation Rardwood Floonlng point Doors SHEPPARD &GuiL LUMBER CO, LIMITED ]Phon 7115 Dwîail SACEZ,» OTHE MEMWRY OP JAMS H. MoGILL bufit in across each end and a atairway leadlng ta four upstairs bedrooms. The Statesman in Aug- ust 1906 carried a picture of the house boat and story of its fine equipment. In corinection wltlx Le Droit Park an lllustrated booklet was issued and is now in the posses- sion of Ex-Reeve T. H. Lockhart showing the outlay of the new subdivision and pictures of a large number af the paldtial homesI built by Mr. McGl l icluding the first one built, li own perman- ent residence. While the archi- tecture la little different tram that in vogue today the houses were large. A few of the older houses around Bowmanviile are of the same type. James H. McGill was married in 1872 ta Jane L. Kyle and they had tlxree children al ai whom died in youth. Mr. McGill passed away on May 22nd, 1908 at the age ai 61 and his wife died two years later. Hia WilI Made Known Shortly after his'death it be- came known that he had left near- ly lii entire property then valu- ed at alnxost $300,000. ta the town of Bownanvile. Ho had been a frequent visitor ta the town. To the father ai the present editar af The Statesnian, the late M. A. James, is given credit for inter- estlng James McGill in making this bequest. He was Mayor of Bowmanville at the time the wil wjas drawn up. It read in part: "Igv, devise and bequeath ta my wif e, Jane L. M«cGrnU the use of ail my real estate to be used and enjayed by her during the term af her natural lifé, and I bequeath ail my real estate ta the Corporation of Bowmanville, Onitario, Canada, but this bequest is not ta be effective until after the decease aofrny wie. ..1 Mrs. MeGill had alsa intended ta beave considerable ta the town but her death occured just two years later and her estate werit ta the church. Atter the death of the widaw the towri becarne interested, and was, if the will was valid, absol- ute owner ai the property. But the McGill brothers had ta be reckoned with. At thus periad D. B. Simpson, K. C. had instructian.ý ta do ail things necessary ta conserve the interests ai the town. This begaix a period ai litigation whlch drag- ged on for years. (Actually until 1937) Mr. Simpsoni faund onie ai the parties partlcularly hard ta deal wlth. Matters becarie very complicatd. .. many conterence took place.. lawyers were in abundance. . As the result af a proposition thc property was invested in the Washington Loan and Trust Ca. for sale and disposai. Out ai thc praceeds thc Trust Co. is (1) ta pay ail casts incurred by the dit- fererit caunsel employed up ta date ta be flxed at 120,000. (2) ta pay sucli cash as the Trust Co. may be entitled ta in,,eln. . . (3) pay ta the tawxn of Bowman. ville 59 per cent ai the net residue (4) pay ta John McGill 23.5 per cent ai Uic net residue (5) ta pay ta the Rayai Trust Co. anid Made- line McGill 17.5 per cent. Little oaiminpertancc tansplrcd regardlng negotiatians intahicMe- Gil estate fromn 1912 until the end ai 1937. At.that tinxe it again became a revenue producer -for the town ai Bowm-ailile result- ing from arrangements completed by Mayor Ross Strike., It was thon thecUUS. gavernmnent rented offices for a period af six monthi at an amount in excess of $10,000. Aima the governnxent took an option on a iurther two ycars' rentai at a slightly louser figure. This arrangement was a very wel- came anc for Bowmanvllle for since Uic removal ai thc U.S. minesdepartmcnt revenue had been ipracticafly nil. Mayor Strike cxplained at that tinie that it was goad business, for the admission aof new tenants wauid increase chances for sale at a gaod price. The predictiori has proveri truc and though Bawmanviile han re- ceived many offers* ta sel for $100,000. it took three ycars ta get the slightly higixor price set.» It lu nat enough ta be busy; se arc thc ants. The question ln: What arc we busy about?-Thor- eau. When you are so devatcd'ta doing what is rlght that you pres straight an ta that and disregard what mon arc saylng about you, there is thc triumph ai moral courage.-Philps Brooks. Unseiis 61b - an nole i. HAN SARD HARANGUES The session is an the lait lap. Parliament will adjouri, it lu ex- pected, within the week. Budget items and supply are being rush- ed through with only the occa- atonal flare-up. Memnbers want ta, get home; particularly f armors who have a heavy hay crap in prospectl. This year, for Uic or- dtaary M. P. there is goad pros- pect ai the sessional tadenxitY equalling that ai lait session which werit over $5000.00. This, plus a goad hay crop, ought ta keep thc wolt irom the door, per- mit o!friew cornmittmcrits, Uic distribution ai a few stogies and the paymerit ai any debta that may still be standing ta Uic dis- credit ai any local party organiza- thon. Sessianal indemnities, whcri put ta the test ai logic and ethica, have cônsidemable ai the elernent ai "trust tunds" canferred by Uic electorate for a limited period ... a pertod ai gaad behaviaur, upa n which Uic press stands free ta cornmend or criticize at ail tinies. Mr. Fraser (Northunxberland) carnmonly knowri ai Billy, ial part in the debate on the 3c gas tax. There wai abjection ta tuis frarn members ail acrosi Canada. The clain was that it should nat be chargeable to amxers and fihhermen and discussion taok up marc time than any other item. Said Mm. Fraser: "The f arning cammunities ai Canada arc thc orily camnxunities whlch, durn thc lait ton years, havo dee ta the sound mxlch-caw econorny ai Uiecocuntry. lIn peace Urne or lin war tinie it lu riat a part ai Uic policies ai a Liberal gavern- ment ta place taxation an Uic shoulders ai Uic basic praducers. I sympathize with the Minister, but I am nont corivinced of the impaisibiity oa isiiraising r e- venue without taxing the basic producer. If ho wishes ta raise revenue on gaiahline, lot him stand an No. 2 Highway any day. The other day I cauxxted within five mnmutes, $35,000 worth ai ploasure cars passing a given paint. Lot hlm increase thc tax on people wha wastc gai and ail, carng frorn nawhere anid going nowhere, consuiunng Uic wealth oaitUicoun- try. But let hlm not place this burden ontUicfianxer-" Billy must have been reading The Statesman, for exactly one year aga we voiced identical sen- timents in aimait cxactly the marne words. Only a iew mern- bers tauched upon Uic downright absurdity ai a nation at war (sup- posedly), burning seniclcssly ovor a billion gallons ai a vital war comxnodity (gasoline )to satiato the desiro for leisure and pleasure and yield a negligible amount ta taxes. As anc said: "Wait til Iraq and Uic East Indice yield." That wMilsalve our giasaline taxa- tion. But all apposition was ham- mercI dawri. Sanie farmer rnern- bers, incl~Xding Uic member for Durhamn, appraved this tax an farmers because they did not op- pose it . . . and fiially Uic item passed; Uic cntering wedge for further impaste againat the basic producers. CivilServants Mr. Pouliot (Temiscouata Que.) aiked, for a complote lit ai all civil servants whasc naines and salaries do not appear lIn Uic re- part ai thc auditor generai for Uic year ending March 31, 1940, which is naw over a year aga. Mr. Mackrenzie Kinxg- "Mr. Speaker, I have spoken ta the han. member and explained ta him fhat 1* wniild Iinl ea 'con- about it. If the Minister wýould lead the way, I arn sure gther members would have the courage ta criticize this moasure." Mr. Gardiner: "I arn leaving the discussion ai that question un- til I arn on my ostimates . . . a number ai han. rnembors from that corner have referred ta rny opinions as ta the use ai horses or gasoline in farrng. I should like Lta say that I have a farr ntr wes- tern Canada and I have nover had a tractar."1 Mr. Quelch: "The Minister lu nat dependent upon his farm for a living; ho has quite a substan- tial incarne as a minister and momber ai parliarnent ($10,000 Plus $4000.00, plus oxpenses, etc.); if ho were dependerit upon lis farrn he wauld be broke by now."1 Mr. Gardiner: "It is a pretty gaad farrn; juat about the average for western Canada." Mr. Quelch: "'That may be a matter ai opinion."~ Mr. Johnston (Baw River): "Cari the minister ralue wheat at 38 cents a bushel with harses?" The Chairman: "Order! Lot us carne back ta the gasoline tax."1 (and they did; they toak up their rnarbles agata). Backlng Down There had beon talk ai the gav- errimont backing dawri, ai reced- ing from positions taken in Cabi- net Coundil and presented as palicy, on which thoy rernained adarnant ta the protesta within parliamerit but from which they backed downi when telegrami ar- mtved from influential sources autaide ai parlianiont. Mr. Jacliman (Toronto) and others had beeri asking that those who had taken in children from overseas be granted exemption ari the sarne bais as their own childmen, but the debate, as usual, went over the barder-lino tata palitics. Mr. Jackrnan: "lIn the unern- ployrnent tasurance bill, it was impassible ta got haspital cm- ployeca exernpted, but telegrami kept caming inta thle Minluter ai %abr and ho saw fit ta maire a change."y Thon the matter ai tho tax an taterest accrutng ta U.S.A. hold- ors ai provincial banda was toss- ed itt the debate: "That matter ha nat even been beo rc this camrnittee except as Uic rosolu- tian was presented ta Uic budgot address . . . but over the weck- enid aufficlont pressure was braught ta bear by a handiul ai United States corporations ta get the 15% wlthhalding tax wi- drawn. Suroly if this gavermncrt lu going ta listen ta a group ai UnledSates corporations . .. it shuid pa y heed ta the ient plea, ai ltle children from beleagured Britain."l Mm. Ilsley: "I arn a little sur- prlued at the hon. gentleman. Usuaily ho is rather a caal-headed type ai financial mari, but when ho gota itt this sentimental sort ai appeal about the cry ai little chlldren, I must say that the little chidren are nat crying for this exemption. The cry carnes from gentlemen who have undertaken ta support thern and wha are now aslring the govemrnoent ta sharo a part ai their burden." That was the ministors argu- ment and it carried, despite the gavernmont's cail for gentlemen ta corne forward anid house theso hoîpbesa guesta who had been welcomed by the goverrimert. Tears ended. Pragreas reported. At 6 a'clack the house acUourri- ed. sidemable amount ai search and unnccessary expenditure ta pub- LIFE'S JUNETE lish a Uit ai ail Uic civil servants '1wasJntm ntegre whose naines and salaries do riat ~Jntm ntegr appear ta Uic repart af Uic audi- When we sat berieath the tree tam gencral. 0f necesmlty, suc h That stood beside the trellis repart would have ta te cempared That was flawered for you and wlth the entre it ai civil er-A me; vante. I amn tald that aitogetherA gentle breeze raisod ripples theme are some 60,000 or 7,0 Whero the wator ies grew, naines. Ibeivem"hn.fiodMy heart wai rich with gladricas, agreci wlth me that tlxis la an un-F or 'twas Junetimo thon, and reasonable roquest." .yau. Comment upon this was that The notes ai vesper sparrow Canada ha. indeed a burcaucmacy Scemed much swooter, richer, far more unwleldy than has been taa, cornmonby believed; that this was Tho roses wero more fragrant, onc marc instance ai "passirig Axxd their cobor deeper hue; the buckIl which has becri 50 pre- The pumple ai the ilaca valent arng aimait ail Uic min- Was a royal rich, ta vlew, isters and wb4ch Haixiard clearby Andaorows seemned so absent, reveals. Were any Industrlal fin For 'twai Junetirne, dear, anxd aiked for a complete'it ai its yau. empboyeos, it caubd ho instantly supplied. Such lu Uic muddle at But that was yoars back yondem, Ottawa that not anc ai the 70,000 Yes, 'twas fitty years ago, cauld be asigned ta get tlxis 'lst. Since wo sat in the gardon Wheat and Ou Wulhre the flowems uiod ta gmaw; BttaI od tree's still standing, Mr. Quclch (Alberta): "The Lavc's fine symbol, strang and Mlnistor ai Agriculture abjected truc, ta these hlgh prices, but Uic only And all my lii c'a been Jurietirne excuse he could p rosent ta the For my dear one, I've had you. farmers wms that ho wa. amlxxpy anc ai a cabinet ai 10 and there- -RAPH GORDON. fore wua nat able ta do anything 628 Crawford S t., Toronto. CANADUAN UNITY DEMANDS CHANCE.- IN EDUCATION (By L. A. Eedy ta The St. Marys Journal) The question has been asked: "«Are we going ta have one Can- ada or ton Canadas?" Canadian unity has came ta be a big prob- #emn. While today wo are united1 ta aur critical war effort, it ap- peared recently that aur provin- cial leaders wml not corne ta- gether even to discusa problems that are ai vital mutual imipor- tance. It would seem that the Fathers ai Confoderation droamed af a strong central gaverriment for this Dominion, with the provinces in a minor rabe. This idea la strengthened by the fact that ai- « ter alloting certain màtters to the Federal gaverriment and certain other matters ta the Provincial autharity, they vested thase items which had been overlooked or not rnentioned, in the central gav- errimont. This la lin contrait ta the Unitedi States. Naw thinga have not worked just as the Fa-1 thora ai Coniederatian possibby1 planried. The provinces have stood firm down thraugh the years for provincial rights. Many times they have gane ta the Privy Council ta establish what they clairned were their rights, and ta practlcably every case they have won. And sa provmncial rlghts seem ta have been built up durtag the past 74 yearî, and Uic trend in gaverriment authorization h a s been a bit tawards decontraliza- tian. And we have came toaa point ta aur hlutory where na- tional unity un spirit, moat ai ail, needi ta be develaped. A f actor that bas tended ta hold back the development ai Cana- dian -uxxlty- wo* believe, lu the handiing ai educatiori from a pra- vincial viewpaint. The direction of education wAs invested in the weekly newspaper if the Public provinces, although it has been cultlvated the habit of informlng held that Ottawa could deal with it af the littie happenings whlch educational niatters in the nation- al interest as was done after the corne ta their notice, many of war when the sum of twenty mil which escape the eye of the staff, lio dolar wa grnte tothe however watchfi they may be- development of techixical educa- Siln esAgs tion in the Domiftion.______________ Provincîally devised curricula ______________ are flot calculated to develop a spirit of Canadian unity, based on common ideals. For instance, take the study of history. The people of Quebec province overlook the rich romantic historie background of the lower provinces, wlxile on L n t the other hand it is possible that Quebec's teaching of history lacks the broader outlook whîch would develop a wider understanding of flung Dominion. A second handicap in the pre- aO S mn A5 sent ten fold set-up is that costa POTS ANDI) PANS of administration are pretty higix. The third point is the lack of ______ equal opportunity among the boys - and girls of the Dominion. We are born free and equal. We do not remain free and equal long .No need to scrape and uoeub perhaps. But if we believe in de- inalimy Water. A Solution*p mocracy, shail we not favor equal ?, opportunity for every boy and girl GUIfeWg' Pure Flake Lye jûse in getting a start in life through education? A boy and girl in a iftm Off greaMIlaYem...IooseW= dried-out Saskatchewan district, hdbldfo ae h for instance, should have a fair te chance. But they are not likely to drudgiy eut of waahing up. get it under our present set-up. In the economie field, the recent Kep IL tin alnWaym handyl Rowell-Sirois report dealt with that situation might be remedied a.ium d ggo y* in bat vaser. Ibo in the educational field.acinOth OIM To centralize educatiQnal lead- utoaw ership would of course mean the ameridment of the British North American Act. But the Act wil be in for many amendments in the not distant future, and if the educational systom caîls for re-a vision, as we believe it does, it lu not too early to begin educating- public opinion on the subject. READERS MAKE PAPERS The local paper in its weekly survey of the happenings af the locality, relies to a great extent upon contact with readers, whose interest, even though not wol active, has a noteworthy influ- FM SOOLny -Thie OuMWe 14 ence upon the character of the Eaol"tiihvUpowumcfe weekly issue and the extent of its dae auued dais... hame out-à news coverage. Readers can, with housecmnd odetb.b#--uWA_ very little effort, materiaily help tha --,othe loueot . .. how ît in the gathering of the week's frSc 0< to t mn" B <oe atd happenings for recording in their iruo Ave. Mnd lot local paper. The local paper Toeamta Ont. could be made more truly a local COLD STORAGE Have Your fur coat store i certifled Col Storage Vaulit. Scientlflcaliy rcfrigerated 't. give coel dry air for the protection of your garmients agaînât mi daniage by moths and other Insets, s weil as mum- mer leat. Oshawa Laundry& Dry Clsaning Phone 419 <we y, La" tai PHELPJNG AGRICULTURE ME3ET TENCon Th. providing of thec foodstuffs for on Empire et war lh a prodilm - ~ undiertaking. Fortunftely for our fortunesaet war w. con occam- plish this with comparative eoas and liffle or no disturbonce of our regular farming regime. Abundance is our prablem. To produce such groat quantlties of farmn prooucts wlth a minimum of labor-rooesing mon fat more direct war actMvties-is the triumph of modem power-farmlng whlch, with its time-saving multiple operaf ions and cost-roducing equipment, h.lps the farmer 'I.'.te carry on operaitions more efflclently te meot the prosent difficult conditons. Thus modem farm machinery hoips ogriéuituro meet the poculiar challenge with which if Ji canfrontod ln making ifs contribution fa Canada's and the Empire's wer effort. j The McGill Memorial Gats t Day July 5th 1931, wth Mao town clerk and Ex-Mayor M. A. Bowmanville Cemetery hhiA.H Bounsail, the buiderMyor James taking part in the cere- were formnaily opened DecorationJ M. J. Elliott, John Lyle, veteran 1 mony. PAGE NINE '4 Ji elle ee;